Holidays

We are leaving on our holiday adventure today and I am not sure what to expect. Matt does not get work off until 5:30 and I have to get everything ready to go. my parents are meeting us in Provo before we all head down to the lake house. It will be weird not having snow for Christmas. It will be just like it was in Texas when we lived there. This year it will only be My parents, Matt and I, and the Baby. Landon and Rosy are staying in Cody to celebrate the holiday in their cute new home. I will miss seeing Dade and Mia opening their presents. Dade finally understands about Christmas and presents. He even knows who Santa is. Rosy is so cute because she has such a big heart and invited a girl from school to come over during the holiday. She is from the D.R. and can not go home and the college will not let her stay there.

Finishing up 2009

This year is about over and so much has changed. Matthew and I hit our one year mark and had a child and are the happiest parents ever. Even though he was a surprise, we are happy to have him. Our son was born October 14, 2009. He was 6 lb 13 oz. and 19 inches long. He is the most beautiful baby ever. I may be biased but I took a vote and everyone agreed.

The labor was not as bad as everyone said. I went to the hospital in the morning of the 14th and was only in labor for about 4 hours. I spent three of them pushing but that was because the baby's head could not fit. They used the forceps on him to get him out. Everything turned out great and he was such a healthy and happy baby.

Since the baby we have moved to Provo with our in-laws. We were not expecting baby Matthew and were not financially ready for him. We wanted to wait until I was finished with school but he was one semester early. Luckily, I will be graduating in May with a degree in Journalism.

I have been looking for a job in athletics and have applied for and internship opportunity with several NFL and NBA teams. I have not heard anything yet but I am hoping to hear something soon. Matt is not as excited about it as I am because he can not imagine moving away from the mountains.

Matt is going to school and just recently found a job working at a hospital in Provo. We were worried for a while because he did not have one just days before we moved but God blessed us. Now we are trying to get all of our stuff moved in to our new place. Matt has so much stuff!!!! I do not know how we fit all our stuff into our little two bedroom apartment.

Anyway, we are excited for Christmas and will be spending it in nice warm Arizona. Since Matt started his new job on Wednesday he does not have the whole vacation off. We only have four days but we will make every day count. This will be our first long car trip and vacation with the baby. We will see how it all goes.

Facebook Friends

Before Facebook, I always thought a friend was a friend but now days people I am not close to can be my friend. Facebook is more of a networking tool than a keep in touch tool. I read an article at www.csmonitor.com/2007/0118/p09s01-coop.htm and it is about the different facebook friends. Who knew there were so many options.

Privacy on the Web

According to an article written by cnet (newshttp://news.cnet.com), our freedom on the web is limited. Google has the ability to track our internet history through their site. For me I am not too affected by it but I can see how others would be. This article states there are not really any laws to protect us from this.

"Q: Aren't there any privacy laws that protect us?
Not really. There is a federal law called the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. But it was enacted in 1986, long before politicians knew about the Internet, and the wording doesn't prevent police and attorneys from targeting search engines."

Google can track us even if we are not logged in.
What does this mean for a world that relies so heavenly on the internet?

Email Etiquette

I never realized how important email etiquette is but in this day and age it make sense. E-mail is used for every kind of communication. They can be used as letters to companies, media and many other sources. There is an article at www.emailreplies.com that talks about this issue. There are three reasons they give for the importance of e-mail etiquette: Professionalism, Efficiency and Protection from liability. The article goes on and gives the top 32 rules to follow when sending an e-mail. This article is informative and can help any business or professional know how to use e-mail correctly.